Is 1080p REALLY worth $700.00 more?!?

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#1 BigBoss5777
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I just bought a new tv a week ago. I bought the 50 inch samsung DLP 720p/1080i Rear projection TV at Circuit City. Personally I think my TV looks amazing, Especially my 360 and PS3 look amazing on it. My question is, is there really that much of a BIG difference with 1080p that its worth paying $700.00 more?!  My TV was $1300.00 and the cheapest 1080p TV they had was $2000.00. Honestly, I think if you put both TVs side by side running the same exact program, I highly doubt you will notice that much of a difference, also considering I hear blu ray movies look amazing running in 1080i also. Is this true?
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you spent $1300? You can get the 1080p model for LESS money than that on the interwebz
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I hear blu ray movies look amazing running in 1080i also. Is this true?BigBoss5777
unfortunately you wont be able to find out since you have a 720p tv
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720P is just fine for 360 & PS3.......
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#6 BigBoss5777
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1080 p runs 60 fps at 1720 x 1080 res.

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I mean you throw these fancy numbers at me but seriously lol, Do you honestly think there is that BIG of a difference. I mean so much so that warranats a extra $700.00 lol thats almost a complete bose surrond sound system lol
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[QUOTE="BigBoss5777"] I hear blu ray movies look amazing running in 1080i also. Is this true?XboxUnderground
unfortunately you wont be able to find out since you have a 720p tv

No, My TV does support 1080i, I tried both PS3 and my 360 and they both accept the 1080i signal on my TV
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I just bought a new tv a week ago. I bought the 50 inch samsung DLP 720p/1080i Rear projection TV at Circuit City. Personally I think my TV looks amazing, Especially my 360 and PS3 look amazing on it. My question is, is there really that much of a BIG difference with 1080p that its worth paying $700.00 more?!  My TV was $1300.00 and the cheapest 1080p TV they had was $2000.00. Honestly, I think if you put both TVs side by side running the same exact program, I highly doubt you will notice that much of a difference, also considering I hear blu ray movies look amazing running in 1080i also. Is this true?BigBoss5777

dude, the reason your tv was only 1300 bucks wasnt because its worse than the others, but because its rear projection...

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Depends on if your TV has HDMI and if you have/are willing to buy either a BR or HD-DVD player. If so yes, if not, no.
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a tv that size i probably would have went with the 1080p.
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[QUOTE="XboxUnderground"][QUOTE="BigBoss5777"] I hear blu ray movies look amazing running in 1080i also. Is this true?BigBoss5777
unfortunately you wont be able to find out since you have a 720p tv

No, My TV does support 1080i, I tried both PS3 and my 360 and they both accept the 1080i signal on my TV

it supports 1080i but it doesn't actually do 1080i your tv is ONLY capable of 720p it will never display anything other than that any other res will be scaled to 720p and to answer your question it's well worth it to go 1080p I have a 50" 720p DLP and a 56" 1080p DLP and the 1080p looks substantially better
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#12 MasterTony
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I just bought a new tv a week ago. I bought the 50 inch samsung DLP 720p/1080i Rear projection TV at Circuit City. Personally I think my TV looks amazing, Especially my 360 and PS3 look amazing on it. My question is, is there really that much of a BIG difference with 1080p that its worth paying $700.00 more?!  My TV was $1300.00 and the cheapest 1080p TV they had was $2000.00. Honestly, I think if you put both TVs side by side running the same exact program, I highly doubt you will notice that much of a difference, also considering I hear blu ray movies look amazing running in 1080i also. Is this true?BigBoss5777
No theres no point in buying a 1080p tv now, just wait like 1-2 yrs and the price for 42" 1080p tvs will drop about $4000 (aus)...but meh 1080p wont be anything specia by thenl, tvs with better resolutions will probably come out within the next 2-3 yrs...and the new laser TVs......
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http://www.centraldigital.com/product/?37135&CFID=39107632&CFTOKEN=15617123
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I just bought a new tv a week ago. I bought the 50 inch samsung DLP 720p/1080i Rear projection TV at Circuit City. Personally I think my TV looks amazing, Especially my 360 and PS3 look amazing on it. My question is, is there really that much of a BIG difference with 1080p that its worth paying $700.00 more?! My TV was $1300.00 and the cheapest 1080p TV they had was $2000.00. Honestly, I think if you put both TVs side by side running the same exact program, I highly doubt you will notice that much of a difference, also considering I hear blu ray movies look amazing running in 1080i also. Is this true?BigBoss5777
You over paid. Return it and go to a different store. Get an LED LCD TV with 1080p and 120Hz support for the same price or less.
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An extra $300 gets you this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889005091

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[QUOTE="BigBoss5777"]I just bought a new tv a week ago. I bought the 50 inch samsung DLP 720p/1080i Rear projection TV at Circuit City. Personally I think my TV looks amazing, Especially my 360 and PS3 look amazing on it. My question is, is there really that much of a BIG difference with 1080p that its worth paying $700.00 more?! My TV was $1300.00 and the cheapest 1080p TV they had was $2000.00. Honestly, I think if you put both TVs side by side running the same exact program, I highly doubt you will notice that much of a difference, also considering I hear blu ray movies look amazing running in 1080i also. Is this true?Zero_epyon
You over paid. Return it and go to a different store. Get an LED LCD TV with 1080p and 120Hz support for the same price or less.

It's a 2007 thread though.... It's probably that guy last night again..
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[QUOTE="Zero_epyon"][QUOTE="BigBoss5777"]I just bought a new tv a week ago. I bought the 50 inch samsung DLP 720p/1080i Rear projection TV at Circuit City. Personally I think my TV looks amazing, Especially my 360 and PS3 look amazing on it. My question is, is there really that much of a BIG difference with 1080p that its worth paying $700.00 more?! My TV was $1300.00 and the cheapest 1080p TV they had was $2000.00. Honestly, I think if you put both TVs side by side running the same exact program, I highly doubt you will notice that much of a difference, also considering I hear blu ray movies look amazing running in 1080i also. Is this true?RavenLoud
You over paid. Return it and go to a different store. Get an LED LCD TV with 1080p and 120Hz support for the same price or less.

It's a 2007 thread though.... It's probably that guy last night again..

Damnit! I look stupid now! Ugh. Thanks for the heads up.
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[QUOTE="BigBoss5777"]I just bought a new tv a week ago. I bought the 50 inch samsung DLP 720p/1080i Rear projection TV at Circuit City. Personally I think my TV looks amazing, Especially my 360 and PS3 look amazing on it. My question is, is there really that much of a BIG difference with 1080p that its worth paying $700.00 more?! My TV was $1300.00 and the cheapest 1080p TV they had was $2000.00. Honestly, I think if you put both TVs side by side running the same exact program, I highly doubt you will notice that much of a difference, also considering I hear blu ray movies look amazing running in 1080i also. Is this true?Zero_epyon
You over paid. Return it and go to a different store. Get an LED LCD TV with 1080p and 120Hz support for the same price or less.

Did you know that this thread is from 2007? It seems that troll is causing trouble for the third time and banning him twice did not deter him.

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I got a 1080p tv for 300 dollars OOPS!!!!
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I just bought a new tv a week ago. I bought the 50 inch samsung DLP 720p/1080i Rear projection TV at Circuit City. Personally I think my TV looks amazing, Especially my 360 and PS3 look amazing on it. My question is, is there really that much of a BIG difference with 1080p that its worth paying $700.00 more?! My TV was $1300.00 and the cheapest 1080p TV they had was $2000.00. Honestly, I think if you put both TVs side by side running the same exact program, I highly doubt you will notice that much of a difference, also considering I hear blu ray movies look amazing running in 1080i also. Is this true?BigBoss5777
what is their return policy like? this one is 60inch 1080p, 120hz 3d ready and $300 less than what you paid.

http://www.hhgregg.com/ProductDetail.asp?SID=n&ProductID=23675

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720p vs 1080p is quite a big difference. Everything just looks more defined. Like, characters onscreen standout from the background. It looks really great. :)

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[QUOTE="Zero_epyon"][QUOTE="BigBoss5777"]I just bought a new tv a week ago. I bought the 50 inch samsung DLP 720p/1080i Rear projection TV at Circuit City. Personally I think my TV looks amazing, Especially my 360 and PS3 look amazing on it. My question is, is there really that much of a BIG difference with 1080p that its worth paying $700.00 more?! My TV was $1300.00 and the cheapest 1080p TV they had was $2000.00. Honestly, I think if you put both TVs side by side running the same exact program, I highly doubt you will notice that much of a difference, also considering I hear blu ray movies look amazing running in 1080i also. Is this true?thom_maytees

You over paid. Return it and go to a different store. Get an LED LCD TV with 1080p and 120Hz support for the same price or less.

Did you know that this thread is from 2007? It seems that troll is causing trouble for the third time and banning him twice did not deter him.

Just realized. You almost always assume it's a new thread.
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NEVER run a game/movie in 1080i. The extra pixels aren't worth it because the interlacing completely destroys the image. If you only have 720p, use 720p.

EDIT: Why the hell do people dig 150 pages back for a thread from 2007? Really now? Lock this please.

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Wow, who's ghost bumping?

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NEVER run a game/movie in 1080i. The extra pixels aren't worth it because the interlacing completely destroys the image. If you only have 720p, use 720p.zero_snake99
Old thread...
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I just bought a new tv a week ago. I bought the 50 inch samsung DLP 720p/1080i Rear projection TV at Circuit City. Personally I think my TV looks amazing, Especially my 360 and PS3 look amazing on it. My question is, is there really that much of a BIG difference with 1080p that its worth paying $700.00 more?! My TV was $1300.00 and the cheapest 1080p TV they had was $2000.00. Honestly, I think if you put both TVs side by side running the same exact program, I highly doubt you will notice that much of a difference, also considering I hear blu ray movies look amazing running in 1080i also. Is this true?BigBoss5777
$1300 US??? if so that is a supreme rip off for a real projection.